Lifting plate and bolt for use in moving buildings.



E0! 829,344. PATHNTEDA'UG. 21, 1996.-

JVQLLARSEN' LIFTING'PLATE AND BOLTFGR USE IN MOVING BUILDINGS.

AP PLICATIOEI' FILED APR. 20.1905.

UNITE s-TA'ras PATENT Joan c. tans-Es, or inzioronn. WISCONSIN.

LIFTlNG PLATE AND BOLT FOR USE IN MOVING BUILDINGS- Specificationof Letters Patent.

Batented An el, 1906.

Application filed- April 20, 1905- Serial Noi '256i560}.

zen of the United States, residing at Med ford, in the county of Taylor and State of Wisconsin, have invented new andjuseful ini- .F prove nents iorraising or moving buildings-v or heavy bodies when lying close to. the

removing old and putting in new sill, 'of which the tollovnng is a specification.

My invention pertains to improvements in means for jacking up or raising bi'iildings and to-eilect the same in. an expeditious and effective manner; and to these ends it consists of certain features substa'ntially as hereinafter fully disclosed, and. specifically pointed out by the claiinsv Y flu-the accompanying drawings, illustrat ing the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the same. as applied for practical use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theinvention. Fig. 8 is a plan view thereof/ Ffg. l is aside elevation of'the ack having an interchangeable part or- Inember applied thereto. Fig. 5. is a plan viewoi said interchangeable member.

In carrying out invii'ivention'l. provide a base nieinber 1,'suitabl;v adapted to forin a bearing for an upright screw 2, and which screw is threaded through a bracket or knee '8, effective for insertion in under the sill of the house or building in providing for lifting or raising the latter. The upper endof said screw is preferably thickened and fprov idedwith a lateral passage or socket 2?,

extending clear through the screw and adapted gto receive a handspike or lever (not shown) for the convenient manipulation -thereof.' Said "knee or bracket is' rightangled in general outline for its ready and effective application to the sill along its outer bottom edge and so. as to engage the sill both laterallvand Iil'Olll below, as disclosed, the ad-' vantages-oi which are apparent. Said knee or bracket has in addition a rearward extensi'on or offset 3 projecting beyond. its angle, which has the opening through which the. screw? is threaded or passes." At this juncture the upright member or portion of the kneeor bracket 3 isitself also extended. as

'at 3*, at its lateral edges-to form rearward extensions, which are merged into or pro-' duced integral'avith the extension or offset 3 those points, aswill be readily appreciated.

'- After the raising of the building or house,

during-which operation the knee or bracket 3 ground or wall and a lifting-bolt attached T a to screw for use when sill is decayed or when necessary toholdbuilding or any object in is inthe position upon the screw. 2 aboveindicated, the building is so elevated as to erinit of the introduction thereunder of rollers or other means for its retention thus elevated. The screw, with the bracket or" knee, may now be removed, as when new sills are re- .quiredto replace 'irnpairedor rotten ones,

and an interchangeable member oreye-end ed n'uti be run upon the screw after the removal of said knee or bracket, said nut having a b.olt-li k'e extension 4, adapted'for' suitable insertion into a previously-prepared opening in the building or house, as inferred from the showing. Bysuitably manipulating the screw as before done it will be noted that the building or house may be further elevated and the work of repairing or rene'win'g'the sills be permitted, with the jack,

"as above described, entirely out of the-way in effecting that purpose.

.- I claim a 1; A device 01 the character described, comprising a right-angled bracket or knee adapted to engage the bottom and lateral surfaces of the object to. be lifted or raised, and having arearward horizontal extension, and a jack-screw having threadedconnection with saidextension beyond or rearward of said bracket or .knee.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a right-angled bracket or knee whose vertical portion has its lateral edges formed. with lateral extensions and its-horizontal portion formed with a rearward hori- Zontal extension merging with the aforesaid rearward extensions, and a jack-screw having effective or screw-threaded connection with said rearward horizont al extension.-

In testimony whereof 'I have hereunto signed .iny name to this specification in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN CFLARSEN.

. Witnesses:

Gnonon W. ADAMS, Har man Lnrcrrr.

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